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Subscriber only For 58 days the family of Tim Watkins walked around Mullumbimby not knowing if they knew the person who had committed the fatal hit and run that killed the popular footballer in 2019. Stuart Charles Newman, 52, was driving along Wilsons Creek Rd, Wilsons Creek, when he fatally struck 22-year-old Tim Watkins in the early hours of June 23, 2019. After striking Tim with his Mitsubishi Delica vehicle, Newman fled the scene without calling for help. Tim died at the scene from traumatic injuries, having been struck with such force his body was found 47 metres from the initial impact, according to court documents.